10 Questions
What is the difference between health and wellness?
Health refers to physical state only, wellness includes overall well-being
How do you know if you are physically healthy?
By having excellent physical stamina and absence of disease
Which dimension of health refers to how you express thoughts and feelings?
Emotional health
What does it mean to have positive social health?
Maintaining strong relationships and social networks
Can a person with a physical disability, disease, or mental illness still have positive health?
Yes, if they have a balanced and fulfilling life
Why might many people not see mental and emotional health as clearly as physical health?
Physical health is more frequently discussed and understood
What are some actions Janine takes to promote her overall health?
Regular exercise, connecting with friends and family, meditating, and eating nutritious foods
Which of the following is a general rule of thumb to protect all facets of your health?
Make healthy lifestyle choices
What should you do after labeling your health continuum?
List actions to maintain or improve your health
Which of the following enhances physical health?
Eating healthy foods and regular exercise
Study Notes
Health and Wellness
- Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and emotional, and social well-being (WHO definition)
- Wellness is the process of identifying one's state of health and taking steps to improve it
- The three dimensions of health are:
- Physical health: how your body functions
- Mental and emotional health: your internal life, thoughts, and feelings
- Social health: how well you get along with other people
Interactions of Health Dimensions
- The dimensions of health interact with and affect each other
- A disturbance in one dimension may lead to a disturbance in another
- Improvement in one dimension may lead to improvements in others
Factors that Increase Health
- Quitting smoking, drinking, and recreational drug use
- Eating more fruits and vegetables
- Starting a physical activity program
- Getting regular physical examinations
- Getting a flu shot each year
Factors that Reduce Health
- Having an illness or injury
- Getting inadequate sleep
- Texting while driving
- Lack of healthy relationships
- Inability to manage stress
The Continuum of Health
- Health is not just a matter of being healthy or unhealthy
- Health status normally lies between "poor" and "excellent"
- The continuum of health is the range in health between poor and excellent
- Where you fall on the continuum determines your level of health
Case Studies
- Janine: physical health (good), mental and emotional health (poor), social health (poor)
- Alex: physical health (good), mental and emotional health (good), social health (good)
- Dexter: anxiety, improved through eating healthy foods and regular physical activity
- Skye and her brother: brother's lack of physical activity and social isolation led to negative effects on his overall health
- Malik: struggled to find social connections, improved through joining clubs and groups
Learn about the physical, mental and emotional, and social dimensions of health and wellness, and how they are interrelated. Understand the concept of health and wellness on a continuum.
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